clunk
/klʌŋk/ (bre, ipa) · /klʌŋk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkləŋk/ (ame, mw)
clunk — 名詞
- clunksingular
- clunksplural
1. a short, heavy sound you hear when one solid thing knocks into another hard surf
喀噔聲
重物撞上硬面時發出的短促沉低聲響
a short, heavy sound you hear when one solid thing knocks into another hard surface, especially if the movement feels awkward or forceful.
Mayumi heard a clunk from the trunk when the taxi hit a pothole.
計程車壓過坑洞時，Mayumi 聽見後車廂傳來一聲喀噔。
a clunk from + place/object
The washing machine ended its cycle with a final clunk and then went quiet.
洗衣機在行程結束時喀噔一聲停下，接著就安靜了。
Padma dropped the toolbox, and the clunk echoed across the concrete floor.
Padma 把工具箱掉到地上，那一聲喀噔在水泥地上迴盪開來。
Everyone in the studio turned around at the clunk of a speaker hitting the stage.
錄音室裡的人一聽到喇叭撞上舞台的喀噔聲，全都轉頭看了過去。
文法句型
a clunk from [place/object]
with a clunk
the clunk of [object]
用法筆記
Often used for a single impact from a machine part, a door, or a heavy object that lands badly. It suggests more weight and awkwardness than 'click', and less ringing metal resonance than 'clank'.
常見錯誤
clunk — 動詞
- clunkpresent simple I / you / we / they
- clunkshe / she / it
- clunkedpast simple
- clunking-ing form
1. to make a short, heavy noise by hitting a hard surface, or to cause something to
喀噔作響
重物碰到硬面而發出短促沉響
to make a short, heavy noise by hitting a hard surface, or to cause something to make that noise by moving or dropping it roughly.
Hao clunked the battery pack onto the bench and checked the loose wire.
Hao 把電池組喀噔一聲放到工作台上，然後檢查那條鬆掉的線。
clunk + object + onto + surface
The loose elevator chain clunked above us as the car started to rise.
電梯鬆動的鐵鍊在車廂開始上升時，在我們頭頂喀噔作響。
intransitive: machine part + clunk
Hugo's old suitcase clunked down the hostel stairs behind him at dawn.
Hugo 那只舊行李箱在清晨沿著青年旅館樓梯一路喀噔下去。
Paul clunked the lid shut before the paint could spill in the van.
Paul 在油漆還沒灑進貨車前，就把蓋子喀噔一聲扣上了。
文法句型
[object] clunks
clunk [object] onto/against [surface]
clunk shut
用法筆記
The subject is often a machine part, suitcase, door, or other heavy object. In the transitive pattern, speakers usually choose it when the motion feels rough, careless, or weighty rather than smooth.